diff --git a/src/libinput-private.h b/src/libinput-private.h
index d3672d00..c922875a 100644
--- a/src/libinput-private.h
+++ b/src/libinput-private.h
@@ -109,10 +109,19 @@ struct libinput_device_config_send_events {
 	enum libinput_config_send_events_mode (*get_default_mode)(struct libinput_device *device);
 };
 
+struct libinput_device_config_accel {
+	int (*available)(struct libinput_device *device);
+	enum libinput_config_status (*set_speed)(struct libinput_device *device,
+						 double speed);
+	double (*get_speed)(struct libinput_device *device);
+	double (*get_default_speed)(struct libinput_device *device);
+};
+
 struct libinput_device_config {
 	struct libinput_device_config_tap *tap;
 	struct libinput_device_config_calibration *calibration;
 	struct libinput_device_config_send_events *sendevents;
+	struct libinput_device_config_accel *accel;
 };
 
 struct libinput_device {
diff --git a/src/libinput.c b/src/libinput.c
index 14f02574..18f34967 100644
--- a/src/libinput.c
+++ b/src/libinput.c
@@ -1388,3 +1388,43 @@ libinput_device_config_send_events_get_default_mode(struct libinput_device *devi
 {
 	return LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SEND_EVENTS_ENABLED;
 }
+
+
+LIBINPUT_EXPORT int
+libinput_device_config_accel_is_available(struct libinput_device *device)
+{
+	return device->config.accel ?
+		device->config.accel->available(device) : 0;
+}
+
+LIBINPUT_EXPORT enum libinput_config_status
+libinput_device_config_accel_set_speed(struct libinput_device *device,
+				       double speed)
+{
+	if (!libinput_device_config_accel_is_available(device))
+		return LIBINPUT_CONFIG_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+	if (speed < -1.0 || speed > 1.0)
+		return LIBINPUT_CONFIG_STATUS_INVALID;
+
+	return device->config.accel->set_speed(device, speed);
+}
+
+LIBINPUT_EXPORT double
+libinput_device_config_accel_get_speed(struct libinput_device *device)
+{
+	if (!libinput_device_config_accel_is_available(device))
+		return 0;
+
+	return device->config.accel->get_speed(device);
+}
+
+LIBINPUT_EXPORT double
+libinput_device_config_accel_get_default_speed(struct libinput_device *device)
+{
+	if (!libinput_device_config_accel_is_available(device))
+		return 0;
+
+	return device->config.accel->get_default_speed(device);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/libinput.h b/src/libinput.h
index 806e1abb..83e3b37a 100644
--- a/src/libinput.h
+++ b/src/libinput.h
@@ -1783,6 +1783,65 @@ libinput_device_config_send_events_get_mode(struct libinput_device *device);
 enum libinput_config_send_events_mode
 libinput_device_config_send_events_get_default_mode(struct libinput_device *device);
 
+/**
+ * @ingroup config
+ *
+ * Check if a device uses libinput-internal pointer-acceleration.
+ *
+ * @param device The device to configure
+ *
+ * @return 0 if the device is not accelerated, nonzero if it is accelerated
+ */
+int
+libinput_device_config_accel_is_available(struct libinput_device *device);
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup config
+ *
+ * Set the pointer acceleration speed of this pointer device within a range
+ * of [-1, 1], where 0 is the default acceleration for this device, -1 is
+ * the slowest acceleration and 1 is the maximum acceleration available on
+ * this device. The actual pointer acceleration mechanism is
+ * implementation-dependent, as is the number of steps available within the
+ * range. libinput picks the semantically closest acceleration step if the
+ * requested value does not match a discreet setting.
+ *
+ * @param device The device to configure
+ * @param speed The normalized speed, in a range of [-1, 1]
+ *
+ * @return A config status code
+ */
+enum libinput_config_status
+libinput_device_config_accel_set_speed(struct libinput_device *device,
+				       double speed);
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup config
+ *
+ * Get the current pointer acceleration setting for this pointer device. The
+ * returned value is normalized to a range of [-1, 1].
+ * See libinput_device_config_accel_set_speed() for details.
+ *
+ * @param device The device to configure
+ *
+ * @return The current speed, range -1 to 1
+ */
+double
+libinput_device_config_accel_get_speed(struct libinput_device *device);
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup config
+ *
+ * Return the default speed setting for this device, normalized to a range
+ * of [-1, 1].
+ * See libinput_device_config_accel_set_speed() for details.
+ *
+ * @param device The device to configure
+ * @return The default speed setting for this device.
+ */
+double
+libinput_device_config_accel_get_default_speed(struct libinput_device *device);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif